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Struggling with Addiction During the Holiday
The holidays are meant to be a joyous time where family, friends and coworkers come together to exchange gifts, celebrate, feast, and party. But these festivities can be problematic for the millions of Americans who struggle with addiction. For them, it might...
Finding Forgiveness
"Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future." - Paul Boese Forgiveness is vital in relationships but it can be difficult to achieve, especially if you feel you’ve been wronged by your partner. Every relationship faces...
“I Am So Angry!”
Everyone has felt anger. Even the most peaceful people have been flooded with extreme anger at some point in their lives. Anger is one of the most powerful and overwhelming emotions a person can feel. So it’s no surprise that many people struggle to keep anger under...
Helping Your Child Make Friends
Making friends can be hard for anyone at any age, but for young children who are still developing mentally and socially, it can sometimes be challenging, overwhelming, and confusing. Parents’ influence is instrumental when it comes to strengthening children's social...
How to Minimize the Effects of Deployment on Children
April is the Month of the Military Child, designated to remind us of the important sacrifices and unique struggles experienced by children of military parents. This month we are meant to reflect on the emotional and psychological impact that parental deployment...
What Traits of the Elderly Can Teach Us About Mental Health and Longevity
What if someone told you that stubbornness promotes longevity, and that our stubborn parents and grandparents, who seem happy to be set in their ways, are going to benefit from their stubbornness by living longer with better mental health? A study, published in 2017,...
Is Your Teenager’s Phone Making Them Miserable?
Do you ever find yourself worrying your teenager is addicted to their phone? You may be right! In recent months, smart phone and social media designers from Silicon Valley have been going public about the addictive nature of their products. Online games, social media...
Why You Should Make New Year’s Resolutions as a Family
A New Year’s resolution is, traditionally, an individual pledge to meet certain goals in the new year. The most common New Year’s resolutions are: losing weight, eating healthier/exercising more and saving money. These resolutions are great goals to have, and will...
Solving Sexual Dissatisfaction
Are you and your partner on the same page when it comes to your unanimous sexual pleasure? Do you have sex at a frequency that pleases you both? You might want to shy away from these questions, but the truth is that sex plays a crucial role in relationships. Sex is a...
Tips for Helping your Child Transition to Middle School
As the summer comes to an end, kids across the country are making the move from elementary school to middle school. If your child is about to step into a middle school for the first time, they are probably experiencing a mixture of nervousness, fear, sadness, and...
Signs, Effects, and Healing: Narcissistic Parents
When we're young, parents shape our entire world. We learn from them, look up to them, are loved by them and, at times, may feel hurt by them. As a child, it's impossible to see parents for who they really are – normal people who have fears, anxieties and...
Why Experts Are Wary of “13 Reasons Why”
If you are a fan of Netflix, you've probably seen or heard about the popular series “13 Reasons Why.” But did you know that the show has been subject to a high amount of criticism from psychologists and therapists since its release in March 2017? The criticism comes...